Journey of inspection – May 2014Journey of inspection – May 2014

Table of Content● Agenda of the Journey

● Life in Yangon

● Nyaung Shwe and the Inle Lake

● The Hotels in Nyaung Shwe

● The Primary School of the Inle Lake

● Tauungyi City Orphanage

● Tauungyi Mountain « Ayeamyit » Orphanage

● Malay Guest House – Aloha Villa

● General Needs and Objectives (budgets & works in progress)

● Monday 26th May – Flight Geneva-Bangkok-Yangon

● Tuesday 27th May – Arrival in Yangon & evening at « Alamanda Inn »

● Wednesday 28th May -

➢ City Tour, local train & visit of markets

➢ Meeting wit – « Phoenix Voyages » & Visit of Swiss Business Centre

➢ Meeting with local lawyer

➢ Visit of the Swiss Embassy

➢ Visit of Shwedagon Pagoda – the most famous in the world !

● Thursday 29th May -

➢ Flight Yangon to Heho and drive from Heho to Nyaung Shwe village (Inle Lake)

➢ Meeting and lunch with Malay (local contact and project coordinator

➢ Visit of Tauungyi mountain « Ayeamyit » Orphanage

Agenda of the Journey

● Friday 30th May -

➢ Breakfast meeting with Malay

➢ Tour on the Inle Lake

➢ Visit of Inle Lake Primary School

➢ Lunch in a local restaurant located in a village of the Inle Lake

➢ Visit of different hotel accomodations for prices comparison

➢ Bike tour in Nyaung Shwe village

● Saturday 31st May -

➢ Visit of Tauungyi City Orphanage (the one Rosario & Laura visited)

➢ Discussion with the Head Monk, teachers, orphans

➢ Lunch in a local restaurant of Tauungyi city

➢ Visit of the oldest hotel in Nyaung Shwe village

Agenda of the Journey

● Sunday 1st June -

➢ Breakfast with Malay and Tweety (local tour guide trainee, friend of Malay)

➢ Long tour on the Inle Lake, visit of the Lotus and Cigar factory (2 hours boat drive)

➢ Indian lunch, Astrology session and Hot Springs (local customs)

● Monday 2nd June -

➢ New visit of Inle Lake Primary School - 1st day of the academic year 2014-2015

➢ New visit at « Ayeamyit » Orphanage (Tauungyi) and meeting with Head Monk

➢ Distribution of clothes to the children and get-together afternoon

➢ Visit of Tauungyi city and local market

➢ Visit by bike of Malay future guesthouse in Nyaung Shwe (10 min. View Point Lodge)

● Tuesday 3rd June -

➢ Flight from Heho to Yangon and city tour (precious stones market, meditation and local meal)

➢ Afternoon flight from Yangon-Bangkok-Zürich-Geneva (arrival on 4 th June in Switzerland)

Agenda of the Journey

Swiss Embassy

Life in Yangon

Airport

Alamanda Inn Local train station

Shwedagon Pagoda

Nyaung Shwe & the Inle Lake

Floating Gardens

Malay Lotus Factory

The Hotels in Nyaung Shwe● View Point Lodge (4*) - In the village and by the water !

➢ Great location, high standards, amazing restaurant, Swiss TO arrangement

● Paradise Inle Resort (4*) - Located on the lake !

➢ Good quality vs price. Standard @ U$90 / Superior @ U$100 per room

● Royal Inle Resort (3*) - In the heart of the village !

➢ New hotel from 2014. Standard @ U$55 / Superior @ U$75 per room

● Gold Star Guest House – 10 min. walk from the boat station !

➢ Nice attention, friendly and good facilities for the prices

➢ Single @ U$25-30 / Double @ U$30-40 per room

● Oldest hotel of Nyaung Shwe – Historical hotel but needs renovation !

➢ Single @ U$80 / Double @ U$100 per room.

View Point Lodge

Paradise Inle Resort

Gold Star Guest House

Royal Inle Resort

Primary School of the Inle Lake● Government School located 45 minutes from View Point Lodge

● 150 students from 2 to 6 years old – students go to school by boat !

● 5 teachers and 1 Headmaster

● Academic year 2014-2015 started on 2nd June

● For the fisrt time in the history of Myanmar, the governement hasprovided 6 texts books per child in each schools

● In the past, Malay has already conducted the following works: Woodpanels separating class levels, some part of the fences around thefacade and school material (all has been donated by AClem Foundation)

● Current needs of this school : Toilets renovation, additional texts books,Buddha meditation place, safe fences, facade painting.

Tauungyi City Orphenage● 180 students from 4 to 16 y.o. / 5 teachers. 5 monks (including Head Monk), 14 Novis

● Monastery education (Birmese, English, Maths, Geography, Sciences, Biology, Sports)

● The Head Monk decides about orphans integration in the orphanage

● The Head Monk supports university studies and then when students become workersthey will support back the orphenage

● Prime Minister of Shan State will support the construction of new classrooms and thenew vocational centre (new buidling in project – cost : U$ 175'000.-)

● Next summer children will be provided with a few computers

● Daily operating costs of the orphanage : U$150.- (food, firewood, water, hospital)

● Children get three meals per day (rice, vegetabes, curry, dry fish, noodle, sancks)

● In the past, Malay has already conducted the following works: school material, rice,matresses, mosquito nets, blankets (donated by Aclem foundation)

● Current needs of this school : Wages, rice, school uniforms (2 pieces per kid = U$7 oneuniform), white board, pens, cleaning lady and definitely toilets/showers renovation.

Tauungyi Mountain « Ayeamyit « Orphanage

● 60 students from 4 to 13 y.o. / 5 teachers. 4 monks, 10 Novis, 1 cook, local volunteers

● PAO Tribes. The orphanage and property belongs to the Head Monk.

● The property is important, 5 buildings are in good state (the kitchen has just beenrenovated and financed by another ponctual donator) although the inside is missing itall. (no matresses, no mosquito net, no furniture, no dcoration very few classroommaterial, etc). The general atmosphere is cold and sad although children look happy.

● Not enough water access directly on sight (remoted location). Kids have left the place.

● The Head Monk has sold his other property and bought this place 12 years ago. Hehas given priority to the structure development and dismissed the costing that this wouldincur for a good operating system. He has welcome 115 orphans at the time but had tolower the number to 60 due to funds. The temple has a small guesthouse facility.

● In the past, Malay has conducted the following works: Rice, blankets, a few matressesand plastic boxes.

● Current needs: Water (Tank), Inside facilities (matresses, mosquito nets, blankets, towels,furniture, school material). Wages and new teachers & house mistress, food variety,washing machines and eventually road renovation. Health check-up for the kids.

Malay Guest House (Aloha Villa)- Located in Nyaung Shwe with water access

- Land bought by a friend, Malay will assure operations

- Guest House will be constructed with local materials

- 7 rooms, kitchen, living room and terrace, direct access with boat, garden

- Ecolodge concept and operations linked to humanitarian projects

- Tourists tours, contribution to the projects as a authentic journey in Shan State

- Current works : Foundation stage

- Total cost of the project : To be confirmed by Malay

General Needs and Objectives (budgets & works in progress)

● Primary School Inle Lake: School material, toilets renovation, safe fences & Buddha meditation

● Tauungyi City Orphanage : Wages of teachers, Toilets and bathroom facilities, boarding facilities (a fewadditional matresses, blankets, mosquito nets), school material, uniforms, food and firewood.

● Tauungyi Mountain « Ayeamyit » Orphanage : 5-10 years project

Main development will be focused on this project as there are urgent needs and it seems a fantasticopportunity to develop a substinable and qualitative project linked to Malay guest house, a chance for thekids to spend days at school on the Inle Lake and maybe crossing activities with Tauungyi city orphanage(sports, events, etc). Water (Tank), food variety, boarding facilities (matresses, blankets, mosquito nets) anduniforms. Classrooms will receive cleaning, structure and refurbishment (desks and chairs are there but allneeds to be refraished). The property being immense, we wish to develop a garden (with chicken), a smallfarm with vegetable cultures. One of the building will be provided to abandonned elderies. The bridgebetween children and elderies could be a fantastic opportunity for the whole orphanage to find a happierand enjoyable way of living, learning a sharing.

We would like to hire a Head Mistress to take care of the order and discipline ; Malay would becoordinating and following up the complete development of the project. The link with her guest house couldbe another way to receive donations and provide the children with the best education as possible.

● A total amount of U$ 8'300.- has been provided to respond to priorities (breakdown to be communicated)

● Another amount of U$ 5'000.- will be provided in the next weeks according to pace of the projects.